NC PRAMS 2003: (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? OTHER METHOD)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? OTHER METHOD

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1254	1045	83.4	80.6-85.8	209	16.6	14.2-19.4
Age
< 20 years	139	103	75.7	65.0-83.9	36	24.3	16.1-35.0
20-24 years	332	258	78.5	72.4-83.5	74	21.5	16.5-27.6
25-34 years	638	552	86.5	82.9-89.4	86	13.5	10.6-17.1
35+ years	145	132	89.4	81.0-94.4	13	10.6	5.6-19.0
Race
White	868	725	84.3	81.1-87.0	143	15.7	13.0-18.9
Black	335	275	80.7	74.1-86.0	60	19.3	14.0-25.9
Other	51	45	81.3	64.3-91.3	6	18.7	8.7-35.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	124	104	80.4	70.7-87.5	20	19.6	12.5-29.3
No	1127	938	83.7	80.8-86.3	189	16.3	13.7-19.2
Education
< High School	270	218	81.9	75.2-87.1	52	18.1	12.9-24.8
High School	366	300	82.0	76.4-86.5	66	18.0	13.5-23.6
> High School	618	527	84.9	81.1-88.1	91	15.1	11.9-18.9
Marital Status
Married	793	669	84.4	81.1-87.2	124	15.6	12.8-18.9
Other	461	376	81.5	76.2-85.8	85	18.5	14.2-23.8
Income
15,999 or less	332	267	80.0	73.7-85.1	65	20.0	14.9-26.3
16,000-24,999	170	136	78.4	69.7-85.1	34	21.6	14.9-30.3
25,000-39,999	186	154	83.5	75.7-89.1	32	16.5	10.9-24.3
40,000 or more	438	379	87.9	83.8-91.1	59	12.1	8.9-16.2
WIC recipient
No	656	562	87.2	83.8-90.0	94	12.8	10.0-16.2
Yes	590	476	79.0	74.5-83.0	114	21.0	17.0-25.5
Medicaid recipient
No	610	520	86.0	82.3-89.0	90	14.0	11.0-17.7
Yes	644	525	80.9	76.6-84.5	119	19.1	15.5-23.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	563	466	82.4	79.1-85.3	97	17.6	14.7-20.9
2500+ grams	691	579	83.5	80.5-86.1	112	16.5	13.9-19.5

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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